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Create a Policy Domain

A policy domain is a logical grouping of resources associated with one or more user directories. Policy domains contain realms, rules, responses, and policies (and optionally, rule groups and response groups).

The resources in a policy domain can be grouped in one or more realms. Rules control access to resources, that are associated with the realm that contains the resource. By grouping realms and rules in a policy domain, you can provide a secure domain for your resources.

For example, on a SharePoint site, some resources require a higher level of security than other resources. Define a realm with a higher level of security than uses an authentication scheme such as a certificate-based scheme. Use a realm with basic authentication for the less sensitive resources. For example, a common set of users wants to access both types of resources. You can group both realms in the same policy domain.

Note: The Agent for SharePoint does not support the EPM application policy model. Create domains, realms, rules and policies instead.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Policies, Domains.
2. Click Domain, Create Domain.

   The Create Domain pane opens.

   Note: Click Help for descriptions of settings and controls, including their respective requirements and limits.

3. Type the name and a description of the policy domain.
4. Add User Directories and Realms.
5. Click Submit.

   The Create Domain Task is submitted for processing.

Note: For more information about Policy Domains, see the SiteMinder Policy Server Configuration Guide.